Our Organisation

Stewart Associates Shrewsbury Ltd is an accountancy practice which seeks to help clients to help themselves. The principle is the more work the Client is willing and able to undertake themselves the more time we have to spend on the important things, advising on tax and similar matters. And of course there is no need for a Client to pay for work which they can do or can be trained to do themselves. Our attitude is to work as efficiently and effectively as possible with Clients.

Independent Auditors LLP provides Audit services directly to clients requiring Statutory Audit and also to firms of accountants throughout the UK who choose to outsource the Audit function either wholly or in part.

Contractor Taxation Services Ltd provides support and advice to one person companies situated nationwide trading as consultants or contractors. We discuss VAT, tax efficient extraction of profit by way of salary, dividend or alternative means, benefits-in-kind and attend to all compliance matters for the company and the individual director/shareholder.

The firm was founded by Ian Stewart FCA CTA in 1981 initially providing tax advice to accountants and while the general practice gathered momentum Ian remains fully committed as a tax practitioner. As a qualified and practising member of the Institute of Taxation Ian advises on all areas of commercial taxation including profit extraction, share schemes, EIS, EMI, purchase of own shares, R&D credits, VAT in addition to more routine Corporation and Income Tax matters.

Ian Cooke (Director) joined in 1991 and heads up the accounting function which includes advice on accounting systems including budgets and management accounts production and often provides detailed spreadsheets to aid the management information available to Clients.

Jon Dale BA (Hons) ACA joined in 2004 from a national firm of accountants to head up the Audit function and is a partner in our sister firm Independent Auditors LLP. He is also the first point of contact for one person consultancy companies whose services are provided through Contractor Taxation Services Ltd.

Paul Ellis BSc (Hons) ACCA joined in 2011 having spent three years in Leeds gaining experience with a national firm of accountants. He is actively involved in both Independent Auditors and CTS and is also using his experience to support and build the business advisory side of the general practice.

David Nye and Luke Overton are senior qualified accounting technicians and the main first point of contact in accounting, VAT and PAYE matters in addition to providing training in the use of accounting software. Having qualified with other local firms David joined in 2001 and Luke in 2002.

David MacCleod and Steve Campbell are semi-senior qualified accounting technicians slightly younger than David and Luke having gained valuable experience since joining us in 2003 and 2005 respectively and offer hands on support to clients directly either on their premises or over the telephone.

Dan Williams is the most recent addition having been with us three years in which time he has qualified as an accounting technician and is now gaining experience with client visits.

Lisa Lewis and Deb Stewart have both been with the firm in excess of 20 years and most importantly attend to administration and company secretarial work.

Ian Stewart (Partner)

Ian Cooke (Partner)

The Team

Stewart Associates (Shrewsbury) Ltd, Chartered Accountants, Tax Consultants & Business Advisors
Emstrey House (North), Shrewsbury Business Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 6LG.
Telephone: 01743 235 236 Fax: 01743 264 404 Email: ian@saltd.org